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The carnival comes to Leeds and a new Rose Queen is crowned.
Non-Fiction 1904 3 mins Silent
This record of a Leeds Summer carnival includes many features typical of Edwardian street festivals (some still familiar today): elaborately decorated floats, marching bands and children in historical fancy dress. Particularly captivating is the lavish ceremonial crowning of the Rose Queen, who, after a floral procession, is garlanded by the Lady Mayoress, Mrs A Currer Briggs.
Non-Fiction 1901 7 mins Silent Location: Hipperholme
Summertime laughs and larks at a West Yorkshire pleasure gardens.
Non-Fiction 1902 9 mins Silent Location: Coventry
Crowds pay homage to the legendary naked rider during Coventry’s Edwardian coronation celebrations.
Non-Fiction 1907 5 mins Silent Location: Llandudno
May Day festivities in the North Wales town.
Non-Fiction 1901 2 mins Silent Location: Pendlebury
Outside a fairground cinematograph in Edwardian Lancashire.
Non-Fiction 1901 7 mins Silent Location: Morecambe
Crystal-clear views of town, sands, sea, tourists and locals at the Lancashire resort.
Non-Fiction 1903 18 mins Silent Location: Bootle
May Day revellers brave a wet and windy day in Edwardian Merseyside.
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